The King
“The rise of a king, the fall of an empire.”
A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the country in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce.
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Cast
33 people
Alec Baldwin
Self
Known for
Beetlejuice
The Boss Baby
Ethan Hawke
Himself
Known for
The Purge
Moon Knight
Ashton Kutcher
Himself
Known for
The Butterfly Effect
Two and a Half Men
Tony Brown
Self
James Carville
Self
Known for
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Maggie Clifford
Self
Chuck D
Self
Known for
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Radney Foster
Self
Patricia Gaines
Self
Mary Gauthier
Self
Emmylou Harris
Self
Also in
Honeysuckle Rose
A Nashville Christmas
John Hiatt
Self
Also in
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along
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Eugene Jarecki Director · Christopher St. John Writer Étienne Sauret Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $163K · United States release June 22, 2018 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$162,589
Production
Charlotte Street Films
Production
Ghost in the Machine
Production
Oscilloscope
Production
United States
Produced in
Promised Land
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 20, 2017
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · June 22, 2018
Limited theatrical
United States · September 18, 2018
Digital
Austria
June 29, 2018 · Digital
France
November 25, 2018 · Digital · VOD
Ireland
August 24, 2018 · Digital
Netherlands
June 22, 2018 · TV
South Korea
September 28, 2021 · Digital
Switzerland
September 28, 2017 · Digital
United Kingdom
August 24, 2018 · Theatrical
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